Professor Nigussie Mengesha joined the Goodman School of Business in 2015. He holds a PhD in Information Systems from the University of Oslo, and an MSc in Information Science from Addis Ababa University.

He teaches courses in information systems and technology, including Data Analysis and Business Modelling, Management of Information Systems, Database Management System, and Management of Information Systems and Technology.

Before joining Brock, Mengesha was an Assistant Professor at Ryerson University. He also taught Computer Science and Information Systems courses at Sheridan College and Addis Ababa University.

Mengesha also served as Department Chairperson, Assistant Dean, consultant to the United Nations and other government and nongovernment organizations, and project manager for IS development and implementation projects in different organizations.

RESEARCH AREA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Ifinedo, P., Mengesha, N. and Bekele, R.. Effects of Personal Factors and Organizational Reinforcing Tools in Decreasing Employee Engagement in Unhygienic Cyber Practices: Perspectives From a Developing Country, Journal of Global Information Technology Management, Volume 30, Number 1, 2022.

Zihayat, M., Ayanso, A., Davoudi, H., Kargar, M. and Mengesha, N.. Leveraging Non-Respondent Data in Customer Satisfaction Modeling, Journal of Business Research, Volume 135, October, 2021.

Mengesha, N.. The Role of Open Source Software in Mastering Technologies of an Information System and Its Implication to Technology Transfer, International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change, Volume 12, Number 3, 2021.

Mengesha, N., Demissie, D. and Ayanso, A.. Profiles and Evolution of E-government Readiness in Africa: A Segmentation Analysis, International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change, Volume 11, Number 1, Winter, 2020.

Ifinedo, P., Mengesha, N. and Longe, O.. Factors that Influence Workers’ Participation in Unhygienic Cyber Practices: A Pilot Study from Nigeria, Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D, Volume 552, 2019.

Mengesha, N.. Socio-Technical Dynamics in IS Development in Organizations: The Case of a Resource-Constrained and Competitive Context, Information Technologies & International Development, Volume 6, Number 3, 2010.

Mengesha, N.. Technological Capacity Development through OSS Implementation: The Case of Public Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia, African Journal of Information Systems, Volume 2, Number 1, 2010.

Mengesha, N.. The Role of Technological Frames of Key Groups’ in Open Source Software Implementation in a Developing Country Context, Electronic Journal of Information System in Developing Countries, Volume 43, Number 1, 2010.

Book Chapters / Sections

Mengesha, N. and Ayanso, A.. Handbook of Research on Applied Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Business and Industry - Chapter: Examining the Evolution of E-Government Development of Nations Through Machine Learning Techniques.. Editors: . IGI Global, Pennsylvania, 2021.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

Mengesha, N. and Ayanso, A.. Reconstructing the U.N. E-Government Development Classification of Nations through the Lenses of Machine Learning Techniques - The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS), Seoul (Virtual), Korea, 2021.

Mengesha, N., Demissie, D. and Ayanso, A.. Measuring and profiling e-government stages of nations: An application of unsupervised learning technique - The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS), Quebec CIty, Quebec, July, 2017.

Mengesha, N.. OSS Driven Organization Change in a Developing Country Context: Case Study from the Public Sector - International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), St. Louis, United States of America, 2010.

Mengesha, N.. Translations as Shaped by Installed Base and Actors' Interests - IFIP WG9.4 9th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2009.

Mengesha, N.. The Role of Technological Frames of Actors in Shaping the Development of IS in Organizations: A Case Study from Ethiopia - 31st Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia, Åre, Sweden, 2008.

Mengesha, N.. Implementation of an Antiretroviral Therapy module in Ethiopia: Issues and Challenges - IFIP WG9.4 9th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2007.